A Painting A Day
Postcard from Holland is a project, in which I intend to paint a small ('postcard-size') oil painting each day, and post it to this blog. I will depict everyday objects, local fruits and dutch landscapes. In this way I hope to give visitors a day-to-day impression of my life as an artist in Holland.

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Still life with apple

Working on a larger apple painting at the moment, but today I painted this little apple study on mdf board. I tried a different approach than my default way of painting, by using more paint and less medium. This gives the paint a more structured surface. I also left the mdf board blank, ie I didn't paint in the background, just to try out the effect...